Title 47, Welfare, Social Services, and Institutions

(a) Except for advance payments under AS 47.33.030, an assisted living home may not require a resident of the home to deposit with the home money that belongs to the resident. The provisions of (b) of this section do not apply to money that constitutes an advance payment under AS…

(a) An assisted living home may agree to reserve space for a resident of the home who is temporarily absent from the home and plans to return to the home. The absent resident, or the resident's representative, shall notify the home in writing if the resident's plan to return to t…

(a) An assisted living home may establish house rules. The house rules must be consistent with 42 C.F.R. 441.301(c)(4) and subject to the limitations provided for under this chapter. (b) An assisted living home shall give a copy of the house rules to a prospective resident or the…

(a) An assisted living home shall maintain, for each resident of the home, a file that includes (1) the name and birth date, and, if provided by the resident, the social security number of the resident; (2) the name, address, and telephone number of the resident's closest relativ…

(a) Not later than 90 days before the voluntary closing or relocation of an assisted living home, the home shall provide written notice of the closure or relocation to the licensing agency, each resident of the home, all representatives of residents, and all service coordinators …

An assisted living home may not increase the rate charged for services provided by the home unless the home notifies each resident or the resident's representative of the increase at least 30 days before the increase is to take effect.

A person may not begin to reside in an assisted living home without that person's consent, or, if the person is not competent, the consent of the person's representative.

(a) A person may not begin residency in an assisted living home unless a representative of the home and either the person or the person's representative sign a residential services contract that complies with the provisions of this section. Upon the signing of the contract, the h…

An assisted living home shall ensure that an assisted living plan for a resident of the home is developed, and approved by the resident or the resident's representative, within 30 days after the resident was admitted to the home. The assisted living plan must be developed by the …

(a) An assisted living plan for a resident of an assisted living home must (1) promote the resident's participation in the community and increased independence through training and support, in order to provide the resident with an environment suited to the resident's needs and be…

(a) An assisted living home resident or the resident's representative, and the home administrator or the administrator's designee, shall evaluate the resident's assisted living plan, determine whether the plan is meeting the resident's reasonable wants and needs, and revise the p…

(a) Subject to (c) of this section, a resident of an assisted living home has the right to (1) live in a safe and sanitary environment free from abuse and discrimination; (2) be treated with consideration and respect for personal dignity, individuality, and the need for privacy, …

(a) At the time a person begins residency in an assisted living home, the home shall provide the resident and the resident's representative, if any, with a copy of the rights set out in AS 47.33.300. The home shall obtain from the resident or the resident's representative a signe…

An assisted living home shall allow advocates and the representatives of community legal services programs access to the home at reasonable times to, subject to the resident's consent, (1) visit with a resident of the home and make personal, social, and legal services available t…

(a) An assisted living home, including staff of the home, may not (1) deprive a resident of the home of the rights, benefits, or privileges guaranteed to the resident by law; (2) enter a resident's room without first obtaining permission, except (A) during regular, previously ann…

(a) An assisted living home shall establish a written grievance procedure for handling complaints of residents of the home. At the time a person begins residency in an assisted living home, the home shall give a copy of the grievance procedure to the resident and the resident's r…

(a) An assisted living home may not take retaliatory action against a resident of that home if the resident or the resident's representative (1) exercises a right provided by this chapter or by other law; (2) appears as a witness, or refuses to appear as a witness, in an adjudica…

(a) An assisted living home may not terminate a residential services contract with a resident of the home against the resident's will, except (1) for medical reasons; (2) for engaging in a documented pattern of conduct that is harmful to the resident, other residents, or staff of…

The Department of Health shall develop standard forms that assisted living homes may use to comply with the requirements of this chapter.

In this chapter, (1) “activities of daily living” means walking, eating, dressing, bathing, toileting, and transfer between a bed and a chair; (2) “administrator” means a person who has general administrative charge and oversight of an assisted living home; (3) “adult” means a pe…